Berlin, June 18 Foods that are rich in both fats and carbohydrates have a particularly strong influence on our brain’s reward system, say scientists who explain why we cannot keep our hands off unhealthy junk foods like french fries and candy bars. Both fatty and carbohydrate-rich foods activate the rewardRead More

Los Angeles Higher-levels of vitamin D may lower the risk of developing breast cancer, a study has found. Researchers from the University of California San Diego in the US pooled data from two clinical trials with 3,325 combined participants and a prospective study involving 1,713 participants to examine the associationRead More

New York: The backgrounds and situations portrayed in a food advertisement influence consumers to buy unhealthy foods and could be a reason why people around the world are increasingly prone to overeating and excessive weight gain, researchers say. The study showed that certain types of advertisements make holistic thinkers more proneRead More

New York Consuming a Vitamin D rich diet is not only beneficial for your bones but also keeps colorectal or colon cancer at bay, a new study shows. Compared to participants with circulating vitamin D concentrations considered sufficient for bone health, people with deficient concentrations of the vitamin had aRead More

HONG KONG: A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a “functional cure” for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment. The findings, published in the Journal ofRead More

London: Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been identified, a finding that adds to the evidence that it is partly a genetic disorder, say scientists. Depression, a common mental disorder, is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates fromRead More

New Delhi: A daily yoga routine significantly improve sperm quality, according to a study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The study, which was published in Nature Review Urology, an international medical journal, early this year, was conducted by experts in the Department of Anatomy atRead More

Sydney: Are you an ardent coffee or tea lover, but advised to avoid caffeinated beverages due to your heart conditions? Cheer up, drinking up to three cups of coffee or tea a day is safe as well as reduce irregular heartbeat and stroke risk, a study says. A single cupRead More

Washington, June 12 Injecting fat pockets with carbon dioxide gas may help reduce belly fat, scientists have found. “Carboxytherapy could potentially be a new and effective means of fat reduction. It still needs to be optimised, though, so it’s long lasting,” said Murad Alam, from Northwestern University in the US.Read More

Washington, Negative experiences on social media are strongly associated with higher depressive symptoms among young adults, according to a study. The finding, published in the journal Depression and Anxiety, may be useful for designing interventions and clinical recommendations to reduce the risk of depression. “We found that positive experiences onRead More